Notable Notes: Henry Cotton trailed by three entering the final round, then shot 71 to third-round leader Reg Whitcombe's 76 to win by two. ... Charles Whitcombe, Reg's brother, was in second place after three rounds, but, like his brother, scored 76 in the final round. ... Reg Whitcombe went on to win a year later at the 1938 British Open. ... This was the first Open Championship played by Byron Nelson (finished fifth) and Sam Snead (11th), and the last for Walter Hagen (26th). ... For champion Cotton, it was the second of his three total British Open wins.

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